{"slug": "secret-service-kills-man-who-opened-fire-at-white-house-security-checkpoint", "title": "Secret Service kills man who opened fire at White House security checkpoint", "summary": "On March 8, 2025, the U.S. Secret Service fatally shot a male suspect who opened fire at a security checkpoint near the White House. The exchange of gunfire, which occurred around 6 p.m. at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, also wounded a bystander, while President Donald Trump was unharmed and the White House was briefly locked down. The suspect, known to local police and the Secret Service, died at a hospital, and the incident remains under investigation with the FBI and ATF assisting.", "body_md": "WASHINGTON — The U.S. Secret Service fatally shot a person who opened fire on officers at a security checkpoint on Saturday in an exchange of gunfire that briefly locked down the White House, officials said.\nThe shooting happened shortly after 6 p.m. when a male approached the Secret Service checkpoint at 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, pulled a gun from a bag and opened fire on officers, the Secret Service said in a statement.\nThe officers returned fire and shot the suspect, who was taken to a hospital, where he later died, the Secret Service said. The agency said the shooting remains under investigation.\nA bystander was also shot, the Secret Service said, but it was unclear who fired the round that injured that person. Their condition was not immediately available.\nPresident Donald Trump, who was at the White House at the time, was not injured, the Secret Service said. There were no injuries to agents, the agency said.\nThe Secret Service briefed Trump about the incident.\nThe suspect is believed to have been known to D.C. police and the Secret Service, three officials said. The person had not been publicly identified Saturday evening.\nAn NBC News team at the White House heard between 20 and 30 gunshots at around 6:04 p.m., and Secret Service agents urged reporters who were gathered outside on the North Lawn to run inside the press briefing room.\nThe Secret Service was posted just outside the room with guns drawn as the White House went into lockdown.\nThe lockdown, which included the White House grounds, was lifted at 6:46 p.m.\nFBI Director Kash Patel said on X that the FBI is on the scene and supporting the Secret Service. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is also assisting the Secret Service and the Metropolitan Police Department.\nVice President JD Vance was at the White House earlier today, but it is unclear if he was there at the time of the shooting.\nThe shooting occurred on the west end of Pennsylvania Avenue, a pedestrian plaza that runs along the north side of the White House. Days earlier, part of plaza had reopened to the public following a monthslong closure.\nThe U.S. Capitol Police did not immediately respond to a request for information on the situation.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/secret-service-kills-man-who-opened-fire-at-white-house-security-checkpoint", "canonical_source": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/gunshots-reported-near-white-house-rcna346671", "published_at": "2026-05-23 22:53:20+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-24 00:36:18.393989+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["cybersecurity", "policy-regulation"], "entities": ["Secret Service", "White House", "President Donald Trump", "NBC News", "D.C. police"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/secret-service-kills-man-who-opened-fire-at-white-house-security-checkpoint", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/secret-service-kills-man-who-opened-fire-at-white-house-security-checkpoint.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/secret-service-kills-man-who-opened-fire-at-white-house-security-checkpoint.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/secret-service-kills-man-who-opened-fire-at-white-house-security-checkpoint.jsonld"}}